Episodes: SLC

“Episodes: Salt Lake City” is a photographic journey through our own backyard – a backyard that because of our collective familiarity with it is often taken for granted or unseen. The collection includes photographs taken from the same vantage point over a one-year period, and displays the landscape through a myriad of dynamic environmental phases. The Great Salt Lake, downtown, Stansbury Island, and the Kennecott Smokestack – all considerable elements in their own right – provide a point of reference and scale to the dominance of the atmosphere around them, as they are enveloped by storms, inversion, fire, lightning, snow, sunrises, and sunsets. Each print is approximately 36” x 24”, and will allow the viewer to study in detail the world around them, and foster an appreciation for the power and fragility of our environment.

Episodes 01 - 16 were exhibited at The Gallery at Library Square, Salt Lake City from November 21 2015 - January 8, 2016.

Episode 01 (2014)

Episode 02 (2014)

Episode 03 (2014)

Episode 04 (2015)

Episode 05 (2014)

Episode 06 (2014)

Episode 07 (2014)

Episode 08 (2014)

Episode 09 (2015)

Episode 10 (2015)

Episode 11 (2015)

Episode 12 (2015)

Episode 13 (2015)

Episode 14 (2015)

Episode 15 (2015)

Episode 16 (2015)

Episode 17 (2014)

Episode 18 (2015)

Episode 19 (2015)

Episode 20 (2015)

Episode 21 (2015)

Episode 22 (2015)

Episode 23 (2015)

Episode 24 (2015)

Episode 25 (2015)

Episode 26 (2015)

Episode 27 (2015)

Episode 28 (2015)

Episode 29 (2015)

Episode 30 (2014)

Episode 31 (2015)

Episode 32 (2015)

Episode 33 (2015)

Episode 34 (2015)

Episode 35 (2015)

Episode 36 (2015)

Episode 37 (2016)

Episode 38 (2016)

Episode 39 (2016)

Episode 40 (2016)

Episode 41 (2016)

Episode 42 (2016)

Episode 43 (2016)

Episode 44 (2016)

Episode 45 (2016)

Episode 46 (2017)

Episode 47 (2017)

Episode 48 (2017)

Lines and Shapes

Seattle Library Composite (2015)

Cluster (2013)

French Quarter Cluster (2015)

Queen Emma, Honolulu (2012)

Fort Point, San Francisco (2013)

Flamingo Abstract, Chicago (2016)

Minimalist Sunset (2015)

Shopping Carts, Walmart Parking Lot (2015)

Pontchartrain II (2013)

Long Shadows, Museum Floor (2013)

Colorful Facade, Reno (2013)

Library Floor Pattern, Seattle (2011)

Haunted Staircase, Houmas House (2013)

Triangle, Octagon, and Rectangles (2015)

Petroleum Tank (2014)

Arlington Towers (2013)

State Capitol, Hawaii (2012)

Vineyard Rows (2013)

Landscape

Skunk Harbor, Lake Tahoe (2013)

Snake River Overlook, Wyoming (2016)

Spiral Jetty (2014)

The Whale and the Boat (2015)

Monument Valley (2017)

Chimney Beach Trail, Lake Tahoe (2011)

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone (2016)

Bonneville Salt Flats (2014)

Half Dome and Valley Floor, Yosemite (2012)

Window View, Arches National Park (2015)

Pilot Peak (2013)

Bonsai Rock, Lake Tahoe (2014)

Old Faithful at Dawn (2016)

Waikiki Break Wall (2008)

Sand Mountain, Nevada (2013)

Lakeside Beach, Lake Tahoe (2014)

Lower Falls, Yellowstone National Park (2016)

Traffic, East Bay (2017)

McPolin Farm, Utah (2009)

Kings Beach, Lake Tahoe (2011)

Bonneville Salt Flats After Rain (2013)

Park City, Utah (2009)

Lone Cypress, Pebble Beach (2014)

Cityscape

White Clover (2008)

Midnight on the Las Vegas Strip (2016)

Grant Avenue, San Francisco (2013)

Pilgrim, Salt Lake City (2015)

Wells Street "L" (2012)

World Trade Center, August 2001 (2001)

Courthouse Facade, Reno (2014)

Hotel Monteleone (2011)

Smokes & Beer (2011)

Passing of the Zulu King (2014)

Rainier Tower (2011)

Street Lamp, New Orleans (2014)

Eiffel Tower View From Sacre Coeur (1998)

People

Smoke Break (2015)

Masking Fear, Chicago (2012)

Lollipop Guild (2015)

Ray Charles with Braille Playboy (1999)

Jester (2017)

Leap of Faith, Spitting Cave (2011)

The Great American Eclipse (2017)

SUP, Lake Tahoe (2015)

Watch Your Fingers (2011)

The Strut (2014)

Judges Panel (2014)

The Ladies of Mardi Gras (2017)

Hang On (2013)

No Reservations (2008)

Young Model (2013)

Mardi Gras Indian (1999)

Kiss of Death (2013)

Where's The Fireball (2015)

Night Crawling

Yosemite Falls at Night, 10 Minute Exposure (2012)

Saturday Night in Park City, Utah (2016)

King's Highway, Big Island (2010)

Jackson Square, St. Peter Street Side (2017)

Lightning Storm and Stars Over Salt Flats (2015)

Break Wall, Waikiki (2010)

Chartres Street at Night (2015)

Volcano, Hawaii (2008)

Moon Setting Over Diamond Head (2010)

Club Silver Dollar, Elko (2015)

Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe (2017)

Iolani Palace Grounds (2010)

Jackson Square, Chartres Street Side (2017)

Hualalai Night (2012)

Virgin River, 4 Minute Exposure (2017)

Ambiguous

Gum Wall (2011)

Utah State Capitol and Fog (2016)

Under the Bridge Downtown (2016)

Houmas House Angel (2013)

Speed (2014)

Peeping Chuck (2014)

Blue Cheese on Granite (2013)

Doll on Decatur, French Quarter (2013)

Woman Facing the Ocean (2010)

Up, Up, and Away (2013)

Shipwreck (2012)

Thanksgiving I (2013)

Thanksgiving II (2013)

Child's Doll (2013)

Cow in Snowy Field (2014)

Gymnastics or Falling Off The Roof? (2015)

New Objectivity: Hawaii

After living in the Hawaiian Islands for several years, the thrill of photographing yet another magnificent waterfall or stunning sunset begins to dwindle. Despite the many natural wonders of the islands, my focus gradually shifted not surprisingly, from the natural splendor of the landscape to the impact man has had on this paradise. With the presence of all four branches of the military, nearly eight million tourists visiting each year, and approximately one million people living on an island chain 2400 miles from the nearest landmass, it is unavoidable that mankind has marked its territory on this very sacred land.

This series of photographs, which I captured over a one-year period in 2011, provides a glimpse into the various ways humanity’s impression is naturally woven into this once pristine landscape, creating a new and surreal vista.

Radar "The Golf Ball", Pearl Harbor (2011)

Suburban Scrawl, Waikele (2011)

Bunker and Town, Diamondhead (2011)

Cargo Crane, Sand Island (2011)

Bunker, Koko Head (2011)

Stacks, Kalaeloa (2011)

Bunker Interior with View, Diamondhead (2011)

Broken Pier, Honolulu (2011)

Scrap Heap and Palms, Kalaeloa (2011)

Pier Blocks, Honolulu (2011)

Twins, Pearl City (2011)

Shipping Containers, Honolulu Harbor (2011)

Water Tank I, Waikele (2011)

Water Tank II, Waikele (2011)

Parking Lot, Kakaako (2011)

Abandoned Wind Farm, South Point (2011)

New Orleans: Then and Now

I have always loved looking at these very old photographs of my hometown of New Orleans ranging from the early 1900s to the 1940s. On a recent trip home, I spent a few days walking the streets with my wife Catherine, recreating the shots as closely as possible to show how, in some places, the city is still very much the same! All of the vintage photos are courtesy of shorpy.com.